The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-10

| THE HOUSTON. CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH
| or OUACHITA.
i DE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED
~ that we the undersigned parties. Will
liam A. Bright, James Converse, Charles
n. Kight, T.. r. Morgan, j. w. johnson, A.
W. Files, all of whom are subscribers to
the original subscription list of stock and
stockholders in the Houston, Central Ar
kansas and Northern Railroad Company,
avaiiing ourselves of the privileges con-
ferred by the Constitution and statutes OF
the Stale of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization OF corporations for public inn
provement, have formed ourselves into a
corporation, and do hereby and by these
presents form, organize and constitute our
selves, and all such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with us, into n
body corporate or corporation, and to that
eud, aud for that purpose do covenant and
agree to be governed by the following stip-
Articles OF Corporation, which are to be
the charter OF said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Houston, Central Arkansas
by SAID name said corporation shall have
succession and corporate existence for and
during the full term of ninety-nine years
from the date OF this act, unless sooner dis
solved. 1t may sue and be sued may hold
real and personal estate; may make con-
tracts; may receive grants of land, and
personal property, and generally shall pos
sess all the power and privileges which
such corporations are or may be authorized
| to possess under the Constitution or by any
general law of this State.
ARTICLE II.
THO place chosen for the domicile of said
Onachita State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
! The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are as follows:
Section l. 10 locate. construct, own and
and suitable turnouts and switches upon
snch guage and construction, and upon such
q course or route as the chief engineer of
the company, with the approval Of the di-
rectors, may deem most advisable and en-
pedient, beginning. however, at or near
Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita, Louisi-
parts OF the parishes of Ouachita. jackson,
Winn, Natchitoches, Sabine and Vernon as
may be selected, to such point on the line
between the States of Louisiana and Texas,
| as said chief engineer, with the approval
| of a majority of the Directors, may deem
| advisable, there to connect with railroad
| constructed or to be constructed from said
point to the city of Houston, in the county
OF Harris, State of Texas, with branch
line of said railroad beginning at or near
said town of Monroe, in said parishof Ouac-
! such parts Of tho parishes of Ouachita,
Jackson, Caldwell, Winn, Catahoula, Grant
| and Rapides, as may be selected, to such
! point at or near the town of Alexandria, in
! the parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana,
| as said chief engineer, with the approval OF
| the Directors, may deem advisable.
Sec. 2 To locate, construct, lease, own,
! operate, maintain and use such branch
| railroads and tracks as a majority of the
Directors of said company may from time
to time deem proper, expedient and for the
| shall not be restricted in tho exercise Of
! these privileges OF, to or concerning either
OF said branch railroads to the State OF Lou
isiana but may connect its main limo with
any other line or lines in such other States
| as shall authorize the exercise Of said priv
| ilege within their limits and the said COM
pany shall have right to establish and
maintain proper elevators, and freight and
passenger depots, at such points and places
| as may be deemed most convenient and
proper, and said company shall have the
property as it may require for tracks, road
bed, depot, elevators Or other necessary
purposes.
| Sec. g. To purchase, hold, operate, main
| tain and use any connecting railroad or
railroads, or to consolidate with the same
and make one company under tho name of
| the companies so consolidating, or any
other name.
Sec 4. TO construct, establish or pur-
chase in this State and thereafter to own,
maintain and use such wharves, bridges,
piers, harbors, steamboats,, warehouses;,
elevators, yards. depots, stations and other
works as said company may deem neces-
sary, or as will tend to aid said company
| in the prosecution of the purposes for which
! it was formed, and to manage and operate
the same in such manner as may DO deemed
necessary and most likely to promote the
welfare of said corporation.
Sec. 5. To take, transport, carry and
! convey persons and property upon it's said
| railroad and branches, and to receive for
| safe keeping, and to store merchandise and
property in its yards, elevators and ware
houses, and to receive for such transporta-
! ton, safe keeping or storage such tolls and
charges rs may from time to time be estab-
| Iished by the Directors of said railroad
| company; to make advances of money or
credits for charges made by other transport
| tatiOn lines upon merchandise or property
| to DO stored in its yards, warehouses or ele-
| vators to such extent and uEon such terms
! and conditions as the Directors of srch
| company may from time to time establish
or authorize to be established.
| Sec. e. TO obtain and receive by grant,
| gift, devise and bequest both real and per-
sonal property; to have and to hold such real
| and personal property for tho objects pur-
poses, intents and business of the company
| Sec. Z. To construct and maintain its
| said railroads, or any part of the same, and
to have the right of way therefor across,
along or upon any waters. water courses,
lake, bay, inlet, street. highway, turnpike
| or canal which its said railroads may so
pass along, intersect. touch cross.
| Sec. 5. To obtain by grant or otherwise
from any parish, city or village within this
State, any rights, pr vifeges or franchises
that any of said parishes, cities Or villages
may choose to grant in reference to the
construction, maintainance, management